Tag Archives: Inside Passage

Up the Inside Passage

Posted on February 10, 2015 by jpkenna

July, 1898.  16-year-old Mike Scanlon has let himself be detained, quite willingly, at a new Utopian socialist colony along the upper reaches of Puget Sound, north of Seattle. He is now “back on track” following the original plan of his … Continue reading →

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Paddle, Paddle, George E. Starr

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jpkenna

Twice I’ve made the approximately 600-mile trip up the inside passage from Puget Sound to Southeast Alaska in a salmon troller–and one return trip. Averaging 5 to 6 knots, anchoring or tying up each night, seven to ten days from … Continue reading →

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